Our First Date - Story as told by Katie

When I called Jeremy to set up our first date, he was out having dinner with some friends. He said he would call me in the morning to set something up. His friends must have told him he was crazy for not trying to make some sort of plan, because I received a phone call from him a short time later. We decided at least on dinner and he said he would call the next day to make plans. He told me we could go to a "fancy little Italian restaurant" in Eagle...which sent me into a bit of a panic...which turned into a bit of a shopping spree. I hadn't brought clothing home that was suitable for a "fancy" restaurant. Saturday was spent at the mall with a friend finding cute "dressy" pants and fun jewelry.

Getting ready for the date started around 4pm. Jeremy was picking me up at 6pm, so I wanted plenty of time to get all dolled up. I was decked out with my new "fancy" pants...and then, I freaked out. Was Jeremy going to be dressed to the nines? Was he going to be wearing jeans? Am I overdressed for ice skating? Am I underdressed for the restaurant? I was pacing through the house, driving my family crazy, and praying Jeremy was actually going to show up, since it was April Fool's Day. We finally decided my family would be on the lookout for Jeremy and would let me know what he was wearing so I could quickly change if I needed to. When he finally arrived, my mom first yelled "He's wearing a suit!" which was quickly followed by, "Wait! He's wearing jeans!" I instantly decided to change into my jeans, which meant my family had to meet this guy at the door and he would have to sit with my family until I was done changing.

When I finally made it upstairs and saw Jeremy, all I could think was "Wow! He's a great looking guy!" We went to DaVinci's for a wonderful dinner and then went ice skating. I somehow managed to not fall while we were skating. It was great to burn off a little energy...and nervousness. Then we went downtown for drinks at Ha' Penny and talked for hours. I don't remember it being quite the interrogation Jeremy seemed to think it was, but I was really interested in him and wanted to find out more from him. We rounded out the evening with a classy dessert of slurpees from 7-11. I actually loved that we did that as it was spontaneous and simple. We spent another hour or so just driving around town and then Jeremy got me home at about 2 am. We realized we had spent nearly 8 hours with each other, just on the first date! Jeremy hugged me good night and we planned to get together again. It was the most amazing evening I'd had.